The 50 States quiz #7

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how many pieces of stone are cut to make South Carolina state house's 43 ft columns? (South Carolina)

1

how much electricity did the winds of Oklahoma produced in 2013?

1 million homes

when did the Pee Dee Indian tribe of South Carolina become recognized by the state government?

2006

When will the time capsule at Horry Country Elementary School, Myrtle Beach be opened? (South Carolina)

2054 (burred in 2004)

How many died during the Great Northeastern Blizzard? (Rhode Island)

21

How many people die from the massive flash flood of 197 in Rapid City? (South Dakota)

238 deaths

How large is the population of the native american population? (Oklahoma)

2nd largest with 39 tribal nations and 256 languages

How many amazingly shaped shrubs are trimmed in the Topiary Garden of Pearl Fryar's 3-acre garden

300

How many cars are at the Pioneer Auto Museum which also holds General lee from the Duke of Hazzard TV Show?

300

how many golf courses are in South Carolina?

350

what was the first land rush? (Oklahoma)

50,000 white settlers race across unassigned land

How fast are the antelopes from Grand River National Grassland? (South Dakota)

53 mph

how many potato chip companies are along the potato chip belt? (Pennsylvania)

6

How many mammoths have been unearthed in the mammoth cave? (South Dakota)

61

how many different species of wildflowers are in South Carolina?

680

What happened to create a 75 ft crater in 1958? (South Carolina)

7,600 pounds of explosives dropped by accident

how many volunteers work each year to bring Shakespeare plays to life at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival?

700

What percentage is the dollar bill made out of cotton? (South Carolina)

75%

how many crayons can be made using one acre of South Carolina's top crop, soybeans? (South Carolina)

82,000 crayons

How much dynamite was used to make Mount Rushmore? (South Dakota)

90%

how many eggs do the living fossil, horseshoe crab, lay in a season? (Rhode Island)

90,000 eggs

What stands at an intersection in Centerport? (Pennsylvania)

9ft fork

What book did Alice Childress won a Coretta Scott King Award? (South Carolina)

A Hero Ain't Nothing but a Sandwich

What book did Janet Taylor Lisle make? (Rhode Island)

Afternoon of the Elves

what is the name of the 65 ft tall, 1,500 year old tree that survived hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes? (South Carolina)

Angel Oak

What arrives in Oregon after a 2 year voyage along the Oregon Trail?

Astor Expedition (Member includes Marie Dorion)

What strange landscape filled with jutting stripes that was named mako sica by the Lakota People? (South Dakota)

Badlands National Park

What was first served in 1904 in Latrobe that is a famous sundae? (Pennsylvania)

Banana split

What battle did General Daniel Morgan won in South Carolina using his brilliant tactical plan?

Battle of Cowpens

What is considered the middle of the country including Hawaii and Alaska that is marked with a monument and 50 state flags? (South Dakota)

Belle Fourche

state tree of South Dakota

Black Hills Spruce

Where does the endangered carrion-eating burring beetles live? (Rhode Island)

Block Island

what opened that created hydroelectricity and flooded several towns? (Oregon)

Bonneville Lock and Dam

What was first formed in 1909 from Pawhuska (they rescued a skunk thinking it was a cat)? (Oklahoma)

Boy Scout troop in America

state bird of Pennsylvania

Buffed Grouse

What was built in Portland by the public, for the public? (Oregon)

Burnside Skatepark

What is famous for the Haystack Rock? (Oregon)

Cannon Beach

State bird of South Carolina

Carolina Wren

What did Philadelphia host that celebrates the 100th anniversary of the country that introduced the telephone and typewriter? (Pennsylvania)

Centennial Exposition

Where was the first public library in the nation opened? (South Carolina)

Charleston

what was home to the Tarzan Brown who was also known as Deerfoot that won the Boston Marathon twice? (Rhode Island)

Charlestown

What does the Cherokee heritage center celebrate? (Oklahoma)

Cherokee culture, history, and language

what did you watch at America's first circus that costed 25 cents? (Rhode Island)

Christopher Gardner ride a horse while standing on his head

Who was reserved for at the Mount Olivet cemetery? (Oklahoma)

Circus Performers who spend the winter in the town of Hugo

What city was the Pimento Cheeseburger made which uses Carolina Caviar, known as pimento cheese? (South Carolina)

Colombia

Who fired the first shots of the Civil war at Fort Sumter? (South Carolina)

Confederates

Whom's home can you visit in Baumstown in Boone town? (Pennsylvania)

Daniel Boone

Who built the 50 custom-built cars in the National Rod and Custom car Hall of Fame? (Oklahoma)

Darryl Starbird

What was signed during the second continental congress in a place now called Independence Hall? (Pennsylvania)

Declaration of Independence

What did the Oregon Medical Society named DeNorval Unthank in 1958?

Doctor of the year

state flower of Oregon

Douglas Fir

state tree of Pennsylvania

Eastern Hemlock

What did Bob Dylan play during the Newport Folk Festival?(Rhode Island)

Electric guitar

what is the official gemstone of South Dakota that grows in value the more layer it has? (South Dakota)

Fairburn Agate

Where did Pennsylvania got is name?

Father of the founder meaning Penn's Woodland

What two things did Althea Gibson win? (South Carolina)

First Black American to win Wimbledon (and the U.S open)

How did two pioneers choose the name of Portland city? (Oregon)

Flipping a coin (Boston vs Portland)

Who wowed rodeo fans at the Pendieton Round-up? (Oregon)

George Fletcher

What is drop every new year's eve at the Just Born Factory that makes peeps?

Giant Peep's Chick on a crane

What did the general assembly pass that later cause the antislavery campaign of Moses Brown? (Rhode Island)

Gradual Emancipation Act (children born to slaves would not be slaves)

what does Rhode Island look like that gave it its name?

Greek island of Rhodes

What is made at the Martin Guitar Factor in Nazareth? (Pennsylvania)

Guitars

What is Oregon top producer of? (Oregon)

Hazelnut

what foods was invented in Philadelphia? (Pennsylvania)

Hoagies, cheesesteaks, cracker jacks, tastykakes, and soft pretzels

What is South Dakota the most producer of ?

Honey (the honeybee is the state bee, also)

What animal made home at the outlaw hideout of Black Mesa State Park? (Oklahoma)

Horned Lizards

what book did Barbara O'Connor make which she was born and raised in Greenville? (South Carolina)

How to Steal a Dog

What did David Randolph Misten wrote that became the state poem which was about his friend named will rogers? (Oklahoma)

Howdy Folks

Who is Sitting Bull? (South Dakota)

Hunkpapa Lakota chief known for his courage and resistance

Students at what learn how to build and restore boats? (Rhode Island)

IYRS (international Yacht Restoration School)

What does the Touro Synagogue face which was built in 1763? (Rhode Island)

Jerusalem

What city was named after Chief Joseph? (Oregon)

Joseph city

what is the mushroom capital of the America that holds an annual mushroom festival? (Pennsylvania)

Kennett Square

Where did South Carolina got its name?

King Charles I

where is the world's oldest operating wooden roller coaster? (Pennsylvania)

Lakemont park

what city was the national capitol for one day? (Pennsylvania)

Lancaster

What is known as the Pretzel Basket of America? (Pennsylvania)

Lancaster County

What is found in Congaree National Park that tastes like crab and can improve memory? (South Carolina)

Lion's Mane Mushroom

What book did the eight locations of the laura ingalls wilder historic site appear in? (South Dakota)

Little House

When did Milton Hershey start making his chocolate factory? (Pennsylvania)

March 2, 1903

Where can you skate for free in Myrtle beach? (South Carolina)

Matt Hughes Skate Park

what book that Jacqueline Woodson make that was inspired by her time spent in Greenville during her youth? (South Carolina)

Miracle's boys

what is the resting place of Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Lane, and other wild west legends? (South Dakota)

Mount Moriah Cemetery

What is South Dakota's two most famous monuments?

Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorial

state flower of Pennsylvania

Mountain Laurel

What is the tallest waterfall from over 200 waterfalls in Oregon?

Multnonah Falls at 620 ft

What is crowed around the Point Judith Lighthouse? (Rhode Island)

Mysterious stacks of rock

Who is Jim Thorpe (Bright Path)? (Oklahoma)

Native American football, basketball, and track-and-field athlete

What is home to the two largest firework factories in the country? (Pennsylvania)

New Castle

Who is William Mervin "Billy" Mills? (South Dakota)

Oglala Lakota athlete that is the only American to win an Olympic gold in the 10,000 meter dash

What is the oldest African American Rodeo that you can bull ride, calf rope, and steer wrestle? (Oklahoma)

Okmulgee Invitational Rodeo

state tree of Rhode Island

Red Maple

Who helped gather support of independence that later be the first fourth of July celebration? (Rhode Island)

Rev. Henry Wright

State bird of Rhode Island

Rhode Island Red Chicken

state bird of South Dakota

Ring-necked Pheasant

what is the state sport of South Dakota? (South Dakota)

Rodeo

What was Dizzy Gillespie, a bebop trumpeter, famous for? (South Carolina)

Salt Peanuts

What is the best haunted ghost town in Oregon while being the state with the most ghost towns? (Oregon)

Shaniko

Who created the street-art OBEY Giant? (Rhode Island)

Shepard Fairey

who is Zitkala-Sa? (South Dakota)

Sioux writer that was the first to publish stories based on tribal legends

What was the first successful cotton mill that helped Rhode Island to become a leader in textile production? (Rhode Island)

Slater Mill (Museum)

What two emoticons was invented in the University of Pittsburgh? (Pennsylvania)

Smiley and Frowny

What famous family built their summer house here? (Rhode Island)

The Vanderbilts

what was the most serious nuclear energy accident in the U.S? (Pennsylvania)

Three Island Plant meltdown

What is a geological wonder is a 77 ft waterfall? (Oklahoma)

Turner Falls

What dinosaur was found that was the largest and most complete skeleton founded? (South Dakota)

Tyrannosaurus Rex

who is Elizabeth Warren? (Oklahoma)

U.S Senator who was the first in her family to graduate college

Where did George Washington's soldiers spend a cold winter here in 1777? (Pennsylvania)

Valley Forge

state flower of Rhode Island

Violet

What is the name of the bacon-maple doughnut bar where you could get married? (Oregon)

Voodoo Doughnut

Who is celebrated at the Comanche national museum? (Oklahoma)

WWII Code talkers who used Indian Languages to sent secret messages

Why was the future governor Joe Foss awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor? (South Dakota)

WWII air combat heroics

what was distributed to athletes in the U.S Olympic Trials? (Oregon)

Waffle-soled pairs of Nikes

What did Barnaby Evans create that is a piece of performance art where fires are lit along the rivers in Providence? (Rhode Island)

WaterFire

What helps keep the coastal waters clean and taste great with lemon? (Rhode Island)

Wild Oysters

What city hosted the first little League baseball in 1947? (Pennsylvania)

Williamsport

Who was a political folksinger of this land is your land? (Oklahoma)

Woody Guthrie

What surrounds the state capitol of Oklahoma?

Working Oil Wells

What did Casey Tibbs win for the second time in 1955? (South Dakota)

World All-Around Rodeo

What is Oregon's tallest lighthouse out of 11?

Yaquina Head

State flower of South Carolina

Yellow Jessamine

Who is Charles Fernley Fawcett? (South Carolina)

a WWII fighter that helped Jewish refugees leave Europe. He later became an actor and Filmmaker

What does the center piece of the folk art museum named Totem Pole Park rest? (Oklahoma)

a concrete turtle (the sculpture is 90 ft tall)

What did Joel Munson lead to save an entire shipwrecked crew? (Oregon)

a daring rescue in his lifeboat

what is the crazy house monument and how large is it? (South Dakota)

a sculpture of Chief crazy horse that is 641 ft wide and 563 ft tall

Who is Chadwick Boseman? (South Carolina)

actor and writer who was Jackie Roberson in 42 and James Brown in Get on Up

when did Ida Lewis did her first rescue while being a heroic lighthouse keeper? (Rhode Island)

age 17

what can you find out about at the cowboy and western heritage museum and what is an example? (Oklahoma)

all things cowboy (Ex: the sides of a Stetson curves up to stay out of the way of the rope)

Who is Cormac McCarthy? (Rhode Island)

author of No Country for Old men

Who is Beverly Cleary? (Oregon)

author that her mother started a library because the town she grew up was too small

Who is Roberto Clemente? (Pennsylvania)

baseball hall of Famer that broke batting records

Who is George Lee "Sparky" Anderson? (South Dakota)

baseball manager that won three world series titles

What battle was the turning point during the civil war? (Pennsylvania)

battle of Gettysburg

what is claimed to live in the Kiamichi Mountains that also has a festival of the animal? (Oklahoma)

bigfoot

Who is Jerry Pinkney? (Pennsylvania)

book illustrator the won many awards

What can you find on the streets of Rapid City? (South Dakota)

bronze statue of each U.S president

How fast are the state game bird, wild turkey? (South Carolina)

can outrun a galloping horse

what do the street headlights look like in Hershey? (Pennsylvania)

candy kisses

What is the state meal of Oklahoma?

chicken-fried steak, fried okra, squash, cornbread, barbecue pork, biscuits, sausage and gravy,grits, corn, black-eye peas, strawberries, and pecan pies

Who is Massasoit Ousamequin?

chief of the Wampanogg tribe that allied with the Pilgrims led to the first Thanksgiving

Who is Bill and Carol Wallace? (Oklahoma)

children's book duo has authored 55 books

what is the minuteman missile national historic site? (South Dakota)

cold war nuclear missile complex

What does this state is the most resemblance is?

cooking pan

What does Pennsylvania have the most of than any other state?

covered bridges

what has Garibaldi been racing since 1985? (Oregon)

crabs

What is the deepest lake in the country at? (Oregon)

crater lake national park

what is H.P. Lovecraft famous for making? (Rhode Island)

creating strange creatures such as the octopus-headed Cthulhu

Who is Matt Groening? (Oregon)

creator of the Simpsons

what is the town of Brooklings top producer of? (Oregon)

daffodils and Easter Lilies

what is special about Oregon's flag?

different images on either side

Why did the Lakota people was forced to leave their home in Black Hill? (South Dakota)

discover of gold in 1871 (around Deadwood Creek)

What did the Hasbro company first made before the Potato Head and My Little Pony? (Rhode Island)

doctor's kits

what does the South Dakota State Capitol displays? (South Dakota)

dolls wearing miniature replica gowns worn by the state's first ladies

What does people ride in at the Beaver Dunes State park which is 300 acres of sand hills? (Oklahoma)

dune buggy

Who is Annie Smith Peck? (Rhode Island)

early female mountaineer that was the first women to scale the Matterhorn

who is Elizabeth Cochrane (Nellie Bly)? (Pennsylvania)

early feminist and investigative journalist that made a record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days

What did Crystal Bird Fauset become the first of? (Pennsylvania)

first African American women elected into the Hose of Representatives

what named Pittsburgh Americas most Livable City? (Pennsylvania) hint: it is a website

forbes.com

What is offered at the Wall Drug Store? (South Dakota)

free ice water, 80ft dinosaur, and a 6ft jackalope

What does Oregon mean?

french word for hurricane (Ouragan)

what does Dakota mean?

friend from the Dakota people

How is the horses of the nation's oldest carousel in watch hill called the flying horse carousel? (Rhode Island)

from chains

what is on top of the Oregon State Capitol? (Oregon)

gold-plated statue of an ax-wielding pioneer

What was dedicated to the people of the petroleum industry? (Oklahoma)

golden driller

Who is Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones? (Rhode Island)

graduate from Providence Academy of Music that was the first African American to sing at Carnegie Hall

Who is Marie Aloe Dorion? (Oregon)

guide on the Astor Expedition (Iowa Tribe)

What can children perform at the Jasmine Morgan Children's Museum? (Oklahoma)

heart surgery on a model

Why was the Boykin Spaniel bred? (South Carolina)

help turkey hunters

how did NASA astronauts train for the Apollo moon mission? (Oregon)

hiking through a jagged lava flow near the McKenzie Pass

Who is Hin-Mah-Too-Yah-Lat-Kekt (Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain): Chief Joseph? (Oregon)

his speech for the surrender of his tribe was famous expression of hope and equality

Why did Billy Mills received the Presidential Citizens Metal? (South Dakota)

his work with the American Indian charity Running Strong which he co-founded

Who is Elizabeth Buffum Chace? (Rhode Island)

home was a stop for the underground railroad; she also fought for women's rights and prison reform

Why did James Brown gave a rare televised live concert? (South Carolina)

hoped to prevent riots following Martin Luther King Jr's assassination

what is held annually in Camden that you can get the Carolina Cup? (South Carolina)

horse race

What did the Spiro Indians build that was filled with artwork and artifacts? (Oklahoma)

hundreds of burial mounds

what did Wilma Mankiller do while being the first women chief of the Cherokee Tribe? (Oklahoma)

improved the government, health care, and educational system

what did children bring their lunch in to the nation's oldest schoolhouse? (Rhode Island)

in a pail

How did Blue Sky install the Neverbust Chain sculpture between two office blocks? (South Carolina)

in secret

How big is the island where the clingstone house sits? (Rhode Island)

island barely bigger than itself

Why is the Oregon State university is known as Moo U?

its agricultural program

What was pained hills named after? (Oregon)

its colorful layers of rock

Who is Rose Wilder Lane? (South Dakota)

journalist and novelist that shaped her mother's House on the Prairie books

how big is the kites from the Lincoln City's Kite Festival? (Oregon)

largest in the world

what was opened to celebrate the centennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition? (Oregon)

largest log cabin in the world (21,780 square ft or 1/2 an acre)

Who is Andy Warhol? (Pennsylvania)

leading artist of the 1960s Pop Art Movement

Who is Tom Brokaw? (South Dakota)

legendary journalist and news anchor

What did Carl Stotz start? (Pennsylvania)

little league baseball

What are the designs that cover Michell Corn Palace? (South Dakota)

made from 3,000 bushels of corn which is replaced every year

What are the 4,000 rhesus monkeys used on Morgan Island? (South Carolina)

medical testing

what has been welded in the Porter Sculpture park in Montrose? (South Dakota)

metal sculptures like a 60ft bull's head and a roaring dragon

state flower of Oklahoma

mistletoe

Who is Billie Holiday? (Pennsylvania)

most influential jazz singers

how can you learn the Gullah Language and culture? (South Carolina)

music in Beautor

Who is Taylor Swift? (Pennsylvania)

music superstar that sang for 76ers game at age 12

where did the governor of Oregon signed the bicycle bill that states all roads must include areas for bikes and walkers?

on his bike

what are the ancestors the buffalo's at the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge? (Oklahoma)

ones bred in a zoo in New York

Where did Frank Lloyd Wright design the fallingwater house? (Pennsylvania)

over a waterfall

What did Dick Termes use instead of a flat canvas to paint on? (South Dakota)

paints on spheres

What was installed in the Oklahoma that was the world's first and it only cost a nickel? (Oklahoma)

parking meter (nickel per hour)

Why did King Charles II gave 45,000 acres to William Penn? (Pennsylvania)

pay fore dept from his father

Who is Ernest Lawrence? (South Dakota)

pioneering nuclear scientist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics

What did Ruth Simmons became president of? (Rhode Island)

president of Brown University (she is the first African American to head to Ivy League institution)

Who is Lane Kirkland? (South Carolina)

president of the labor union AFL-CIO for 16 years

what does Oklahoma mean?

red people from the Choctaw Indians

State tree of Oklahoma

redbud

What was Roger Williams radical ideas that causes him to find Rhode Island?

religious toleration and political democracy

What happens when you hid the ringing hill park's boulders with a hammer? (Pennsylvania)

ring

what does the 1880 cowboy town use to bring the wild west to life? (South Dakota)

robots (mechanical cowboys)

What is at the fire and dust interpretive trail that show the life of homesteaders in the Black Kettle Grassland? (Oklahoma)

rock dugout house and working windmill

what does the extra faucets at the breakers Manson are used for? (Rhode Island)

salt water

state bird of Oklahoma

scissor-tailed flycatcher

What can you see in largest sea cave in the world named Sea lion caves? (Oregon)

sea lions

Who is Maria Tallchief? (Oklahoma)

skilled dancer that was the first Native American Prima Ballerina

What can you search for at the Tryon Creek? (Oregon)

slugs

what did William pogue carried on the NASA's Skylab 2 to honor Native American tribes? (Oklahoma)

specially designed flag

what can you see at the Neutaconkanut Park? (Rhode Island)

spectacular views, a tangle of trails, and prime sleeding

Who is Carlos Westez, who is known as Red Thunder Cloud? (South Carolina)

spoken language of the Catawba tribe died with its last speaker

Who is Kristin Chenoweth? (Oklahoma)

started out singing gospel and has since starred in Wicked, Glee, and more

What makes its home in the black river swamp that is a rare lizard-eating raptor? (South Carolina)

swallow-tailed kite

What Guinness World Record was broken in 2007 in Myrtle Beach? (South Carolina)

tallest sand castle

What was the Quanset huts made for? (Rhode Island)

temporary buildings in WWII

what is the oldest mint that produces 13 billion coins a year? (Pennsylvania)

the Philadelphia Mint

What statue greets visitors to the Gilcrease Museum? (Oklahoma)

the Sacred Rain Arrow

what was used for Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom as the home of Suzy Bishop? (Rhode Island)

the conanicut island lighthouse

who acknowledges the Narragansett Nation? (Rhode Island)

the federal government in 1983

What is named a flower which Joel Roberts who was a Diplomat from Charleston brought the plant back from Mexico? (South Carolina)

the poinsettia

What heritage center has a top hat given to tribal leader American horse by the government in the 1880s that was decorated by his wife who founded the original too plain? (South Dakota)

the red cloud Indian school

Why are the students at the Citadel Military College called Knobs? (South Carolina)

their new military haircuts look like doorknobs

What is at John Day Fossil Beds Museum? (Oregon)

three-toed horse's skeleton

Why was the Cherokee Nation Remembrance Day is established? (Oklahoma)

to honor those forced from their homes during the 1838 Trail of Tears

why was the Chapel in the Hills was made? (South Dakota)

to house a Lutheran radio show

Why did the Nez Perce Chief Joseph surrender? (Oregon)

to save tribal lives

What is featured in the book Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawis? (Oklahoma)

two hunting dogs in the Ozark Mountains

What can you visit at the Newberry National Volcanic Monument? (Oregon)

volcanic landscapes and lava caves

What did the Narragansett tribe used the quahog shells for? (Rhode Island)

wampum beads

state bird of Oregon

western meadowlark

what can you do at the Columbia River Gorge? (Oregon)

windsurf

How does the first Yap Ye Iswa celebration by the Catawba people start? (South Carolina)

with a calling song and continues with traditional drumming and dancing

Who is Linus Carl Pauling? (Oregon)

won the Noble Prizes for Chemistry and Peace

How does the Catawba Indian pottery earn its distinctive coloring? (South Carolina)

wood firing

Who is Tabitha Moffatt Brown? (Oregon)

"Mother of Oregon" that established a home and school for orphaned children

How much did you pay to have an item for every square inch that was opened in 2013? (Oklahoma)

$3

How many coffee shops are in Oregon?

1,000

How many pioneers headed west on the Oregon Trail seeking fortunes?

1,000

How old are the sandals founded in a cave in Fort Rock Park? (Oregon)

10,000 years old

What is on top of the Rhode Island State House?

11ft, 500lbs, gold-covered statue called Independence man

How many representatives was at the first Continental Congress? (Pennsylvania)

12 of 13

What is Avi's The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle about? (Rhode Island)

13 year old journeying to Providence

What is at the Toy and Action figure Museum? (Oklahoma)

13,000 action figures, bat cave, and superhero underwear

What was found at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre? (South Dakota)

140 year old wooden Sioux horse effigy

What is the Oregon Cave National Monument made out of?(Oregon)

15,000 ft of marble passages

When did Mount Hood last erupted? (Oregon)

1805

When did the Liberty Bell crack? (Pennsylvania)

1846 (built in 1754)

When was Mount Rushmore completed? (South Dakota)

1941 (it took 14 years and 400 people)

How many animal shaped trees are in the green animal topiary garden? (Rhode Island)

20

state tree of Oregon

Oregon grape

Who was named the artist laureate of South Dakota? (South Dakota)

Oscar Howe

State tree of South Carolina

Palmetto Tree

where are marine corps trained at? (South Carolina) Hint: it is an island

Parris Island

state flower of South Dakota

Pasaque Flower

South Carolina known as the _______ capital of the world and they taste better here.

Peach capital of the world

what is the name of the 1906 wreck in northern Oregon?

Peter Iredale

What was the nation's capitol for 10 years while the permonemt capitol was being built? (Pennsylvania)

Philly

where was a 17 ft tall, 12,000 pound bronze statue made that help celebrate the women who helped built Oklahoma?

Ponca City

What is the largest bookstore in the world? (Oregon)

Powell's

What skyscraper did Frank Lloyd Wright design that looks like a tree that escaped the forest? (Oklahoma)

Price Tower Arts Center

What is the name of the Groundhog that predicts the winter on Groundhogs day? (Pennsylvania)

Punxsutaney Phil

what is the Sioux People afraid that Lewis and Clark went through? (South Dakota)

Spirit Mound (alternately described as a "mountain of evil spirits", a "hill of little people", and a "place of Devils." The Sioux tribe told of 18-inch tall humans with "remarkable large heads" who inhabited the site. Armed with arrows, these spirits attacked anyone who approached the hill.)

Who was a Olympic runner from the university of Oregon?

Steve Prefontaine

What did Betsey Metcalf made that became famous for years?

Straw hat

What is the world's largest rally and attracts enthusiasts from across the globe? (South Dakota)

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

What sculpture did Henry Standing Bear and Korczak Ziolkowski make that is the largest one in the world? (South Dakota)

The Crazy Horse Memorial

What Native American symbol is shown in quilts made my crafters? (South Dakota)

The Daybreak Star

What book did Paul Goble wrote that won the Caldecott Medal? (South Dakota)

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses

What did Teddy Roosevelt describe the Capitol Building in Pennsylvania?

The Handsomest building I ever saw

What presented Georgia Henrietta Harris with a National Heritage Award? (South Carolina)

The National Endowment for the Arts


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